Where does “ប្រលោមលោក” come from?

ប្រលោមលោក (Khmer) comes from Khmer លោក, from Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ប្រលោមលោក (Khmer): novel; fiction

Definitions

  1. novel; fiction

Ancestry of “ប្រលោមលោក”, step by step

ប្រលោមលោក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer លោក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលោកworld, sphere of existence; universe; monk,...
2Palilokaworld
3Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Khmer ប្រលោម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រលោមto entice, to tempt, to flatter, to convince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos